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2024 CMS Conference on Optimizing Healthcare Delivery to Improve Patient Lives

VIRTUAL EVENT

Join Us December 12, 2024

This free, virtual conference hosted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will convene change makers from the healthcare community and federal government to share new ideas, lessons learned, and best practices to reduce administrative burden and strengthen access to quality care.

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Meet Our Speakers

Amanda Aguirre, MA, RD

President and CEO

Regional Center for Border Health
Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD

Chief of the Division of Clinical Informatics & Digital Transformation

UCSF School of Medicine
Nate Apathy, PhD

Assistant Professor of Health Policy & Management

University of Maryland School of Public Health
Natalia Chalmers, DDS, MHSc, PhD

Chief Dental Officer

CMS
Scott Oien

External Relations

Noridian
Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, MSHA, MACP, FACMI

President and Chief Executive Officer

The Joint Commission
Purva Rawal, PhD

Chief Strategy Officer

CMS Innovation Center,
CMS
Sheila Boamah, PhD

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University
Ing-Jye Cheng, MPP

Deputy Director

Center for Medicare, CMS
Kelly Cronin, MS, MPH

Deputy Administrator, Innovation and Partnership

Administration for Community Living, HHS
Rebekah Fiehn, MSPA

Director, Dental Benefits, Coding and Data Exchange

American Dental Association
John Hannigan, JD, MBA, MS

Regional Administrator & Staff Director

CMS
Jeneen Iwugo, MPA

Deputy Director

Center for Program Integrity, CMS
Ted Long, MD, MHS

Senior Vice President

Ambulatory Care and Population Health, NYC Health + Hospitals
Stace Mandl

Director

Office of Healthcare Experience and Interoperability,
CMS
Martin Mendoza, PhD

Chief Health Equity Officer and Director

Office of Minority Health,
CMS
Sean Michael, MD, MBA

Regional Chief Medical Officer

CMS
Alexandra Mugge, MPH

Chief Health Informatics Officer and Director

Health Informatics and Interoperability Group, Office of Healthcare Experience and Interoperability,
CMS
Samantha Richardson, MBA

Director

Healthcare Experience Group, Office of Healthcare Experience and Interoperability,
CMS
Alessandro Villa, DDS, PhD, MPH

Chief of Oral Medicine, Oral Oncology, and Dentistry

Miami Cancer Institute
Ashby Wolfe, MD, MPP, MPH

Regional Chief Medical Officer

CMS
Jon Blum

Principal Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer

CMS
Charlotte S. Yeh, MD, FACEP

Consultant

Yeh Innovation
Dora Hughes, MD, MPH

Chief Medical Officer and Director

Center for Clinical Standards and Quality,
CMS
Ariele Faber

Chief Experience Officer

CMS
Bonnie Ewald, MA

Managing Director

Center for Health and Social Care Integration, Rush University Medical Center
Ellen S Deutsch, MD, MS, FAAP, FACS, FSSH

Medical Officer

Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Shari M. Ling, MD

Deputy Chief Medical Officer

Center for Clinical Standards & Quality, CMS